Ed Condran

Current Position: Features writer

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Ed Condran

Ed Condran joined The Spokesman-Review in September as a freelancer and became a full-time Features reporter in March. The veteran journalist, who has written for Playboy, Parents, Rolling Stone, Maxim, Details, the Washington Post and the Dallas Morning News, will cover music, comedy, travel, parenting and more. The Temple University alum crafted jokes for Bette Midler's "Kiss My Brass" tour, and Burt Reynolds, George Carlin and Chris Cornell were some of his favorite interviews. Condran is a long-suffering Minnesota Vikings fan.

Email: edc@spokesman.com
Phone: (509) 459-5440

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Dad Daze: Lending a helping hand to families in need

UPDATED: Sun., May 15, 2022

A longtime former colleague recently called me while crying. Fortunately, it was tears of joy emanating from the former features reporter. After struggling to make ends meet after losing her job at the start of the pandemic, she is now working in education. For months, the plucky single mother was struggling.

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Henry Rollins to deliver spoken word at Bing Crosby Theater

Sat., May 14, 2022

Henry Rollins isn't talking prior to delivering his spoken word show Wednesday at Bing Crosby Theater. But I've interviewed the punk icon a half-dozen times, and he is one of pop culture's most fascinating but now-under-the-radar figures.

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A Day to Remember to kick off The Podium’s new music venue on Oct. 14

UPDATED: Fri., May 13, 2022

It's apt that A Day to Remember will christen The Podium, the next Spokane concert venue, on Oct. 14. There's no doubt the concert will be a day to remember as The Podium fills a void in local entertainment since it's a 4,200-capacity venue with a maximum of 2,200 flexing floor capacity and 2,000 seats in the grandstand.

A&E > Entertainment

A night with Billy Bob Thornton: Actor goes back to his musical roots with the Boxmasters

UPDATED: Fri., May 13, 2022

Like Johnny Depp, Billy Bob Thornton arrived in Hollywood during the 1980s attempting to become a recording artist but instead became an actor of considerable renown. Thornton, 66, a vocalist-drummer, took a hiatus during the Reagan era as a musician but started writing songs again during the 1990s.

A&E > Entertainment

SRD Festival returns to Indian Trail and will feature music, wrestling and camping

UPDATED: Thu., May 12, 2022

The SRD Festival was an acronym for "socially responsible distancing" last year. A new meaning for SRD is required since the latest attraction at the festival, which returns to Indian Trail from Friday through Sunday, is wrestling. "I guess things have changed," SRD festival manager Matt Loi said.

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Towering comic Brian Posehn headlines Spokane Comedy Club

UPDATED: Thu., May 12, 2022

Brian Posehn pulls no punches when it comes to himself. The towering comic, who is 6-foot-7, typically beats himself up. Posehn, 55, who will perform Friday and Saturday at Spokane Comedy Club, assails himself by pointing out how unattractive the balding, bearded and bespectacled entertainer is.

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Popular vote takes Allen Stone to fifth in ‘American Song Contest’: South Hill singer wins hearts of fellow musicians, but fans choose AleXa

UPDATED: Tue., May 10, 2022

NBC's “American Song Contest” is apparently the antithesis of the presidential election. Allen Stone and his song “A Bit of Both” won the equivalent of the electoral college of the talent competition. However, the popular vote sank the 35-year-old South Hill singer-songwriter.

News > Features

Dad Daze: Providing support for children suffering mentally due to pandemic fallout

UPDATED: Sun., May 8, 2022

When I called my daughter Jillian a few Sunday afternoons ago, she said I woke her from a nap. I just thought it was due to a late night for my 23-year-old, but it was more than that. "Guess who has COVID?" Jillian said while calling the following day. "Me. I feel horrible."

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Face-off: Comparing Paul McCartney’s concerts in Spokane and Seattle

UPDATED: Sun., May 8, 2022

SEATTLE – After delivering a spirited version of "Get Back" on Tuesday night at Climate Pledge Arena, Paul McCartney shimmied backward like a man much younger than his 79 years. Perhaps it's a response to the writer from Spin who described McCartney as "frail" after witnessing the Got Back tour opener at Spokane Arena.